Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology

PhD Students

Sandeep Adhikari

M.S. byM.S. by research in Biotechnology (Kathmandu University), M.S. In Molecular Physiology (Southern Illinois University Carbondale)

Research Field: Pathobiology, Neuroimmunology
Major Professor: Dr. Pankaj Baral
Hometown: Tanahun, Nepal
Research Project: Neuronal regulation of neonatal lung immunity in respiratory viral infection and macrophage plasticity in acute lung injury

Ashlie Ake

MS, Kansas State University

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. Dana Vanlandingham
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Research Project: Effects of Microclimate on Mosquito Populations.

Haitham Alneaemy

MSc

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. Raghavendra Amachawadi
Hometown: Calgary, Canada
Research Project: Prevention of liver abscess in feedlot cattle.

Eric Cheng

MPH, Kansas State University

Research Field: TBD
Major Professor: Dr. Laura Miller
Hometown: Manhattan, KS
Research Project: Assessment of the immunogenicity of Nipah virus-like particle (VLP) and core-like particle (CLP) vaccines in pigs

Sri Dasari

BVSc & A.H, M.Sc. in One Health, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry India

Research Field: Microbiology/Epidemiology
Major Professor: Dr. T.G. Nagaraja
Hometown: Vijayawada, India
Research Project: Antimicrobial Resistance in Bovine Respiratory Disease Pathogens.

Surya Devkota

MSc, Medical Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Research Field: Neuroimmunology
Major Professor: Dr. Pankaj Baral
Hometown: Pokhara, Nepal
Research Project: Neuronal regulation of fibrotic and inflammatory diseases

Manackam Dhandapani

Master of Computer Applications, Bharathidasan University

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. Raghavendra Amachawadi
Hometown: Dindigul, India
Research Project: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Torre Dunlea

BS, Biology, UTSA Master's in Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and AMR, University of Glasgow

Research Field: Veterinary Pathobiology, Epidemiology
Major Professor: Dr. Mike Sanderson
Hometown: Helotes, TX
Research Project: Quantitative Risk Estimation of FMD transmission following cattle movements during an outbreak.

Steven Edache

DVM, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (Nigeria) MSc, Kansas State University

Research Field: Outcomes Research and Epidemiology
Major Professor: Dr. Natalia Cernicchiaro
Hometown: Plateau State, Nigeria
Research Project: Understanding and modeling transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in swine population.

Mahamudul Hasan

DVM, Sylhet Agricultural University (Bangladesh)

Research Field: Pathobiology and Molecular Diagnostics
Major Professor: Dr. Laura Miller
Hometown: Rangpur, Bangladesh
Research project: Unraveling the Etiology of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Through Molecular Approaches.

Emmanuel Khazalwa

Msc. Immunology at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) in Kakamega, Kenya, and BSc. In Medical Laboratory Science at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) in Nairobi, Kenya

Research Field: Viral Immunology, Vaccine Development
Major Professor: Dr. Waithaka Mwangi
Hometown: Kakamega, Kenya
Research Project: Correlates of protection against African Swine Fever Virus

Joana Magoga

DVM, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Algre, RS, Brazil

Research Field: Swine nutrition
Major Professor: Dr. Jordan Gebhardt
Hometown: Bento Goncalves, RS, Brazil
Research Project: Applied swine nutrition

Audrey Matheny

B.S., Biology, University of Central Oklahoma

Research Field: Virology, Immunology and Vaccinology
Major Professor: Dana L. Vanlandingham, Ph.D., M.S., F.R.E.S.
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Research Project: Evaluation of arboviral vaccines in domestic swine

Jayden McCall

DVM/PhD, Pathobiology MPH, Infectious Diseases/Zoonoses, Kansas State University

Research Field: Immunology, Vaccine Development
Major Professor: Dr. Waithaka Mwangi
Hometown: Valley Center, KS
Research Project: Protective antigen identification for African Swine Fever Virus.

Luija W Wickramasingha Mudiyansela

MSc, Kansas State University BSc, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. Jayme Souza-Neto
Hometown: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Research Project: Functional genomics of Rift Valle fever virus in vector-host-pathogen interactions.

Bernard Otieno Oduor

MSc., Molecular Medicine, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology BSc., Medical Microbiology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology

Research Field: Identification of Protective Antigens for African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV)

Major Professor: Dr. Waithaka Mwangi
Home Town: Nairobi, Kenya

Chinemerem Onah

BSc, Biochemistry, University of Nigeria; MSc, Biology, Kansas State University

Research Field: Immunology, Infectious diseases, Cancer
Major Professor: Pankaj Baral
Hometown: Nsukka, Nigeria
Research Project: Neuroimmune regulation of lung infections

Saurav Pantha

DVM, Tribhuvan University, Nepal MS, Kansas State University

Research Field: Immunology, Virology, Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. Santosh Dhakal
Hometown: Bhairahawa, Nepal
Research Project: The interaction of biological sex and obesity during Influenza virus infection in a mouse model.

Hari Sridhar

Master's in Veterinary Science (Animal Biochemistry), Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. T.G. Nagaraja
Hometown: Puducherry, India
Research Project: Understanding the impact of feeding and management factors on prevalence of Salmonella in beef-on-dairy cattle.

Ananna Talukar Jeni

MS, Epidemiology and Public Health, DVM

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. Mohamed Moustafa
Hometown: Sylhet, Bangladesh
Research Project: TBD

Thangam Venkatesan

Master's in Veterinary Science, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India

Research Field: Pathobiology
Major Professor: Dr. T.G. Nagaraja
Hometown: Puducherry, India
Research Project: Projects related to food animal microbiology.